Scrappers Block 2 with a side of GLEE!

It is with great excitement I announce that I am now part of the Creative Team for Laura at {simply-scraps}! She is a designing machine and cranks out the kits that contain elements and papers that totally make a page come alive!
This is my second CT appointment and slowly but surely I am getting the hang of it! I love how it forces me to sit down and put the memories in stone...er layouts!
You can find her website here, simply-scraps.net.

Please visit her shops
HERE: The DigiChick
HERE: Elemental Scraps
and
HERE: Gotta Pixel


Laura aka {simply-scraps} released a new "Scrappers Block 2" exclusively at The DigiChick today! Make sure and run over and check it out! It makes scrapping a breeze!

I used the kit "Hot for Teacher" being re-released on December 7th at Elemental Scraps and Gotta Pixel!



Kit: Hot for Teacher digital kit by simply-scraps!
Template: Scrappers Block 2 by simply-scraps!
Font: Typical Writer
Hot for teacher being Re-released December 7th!
I am a huge fan of the show Glee...and being a teacher myself, I loved this kit!
Loved working with this template. Laura puts together a page that allows the photos to be highlighted while adding such a fun twist to a layout with the added elements!

Black Friday Freebie!

Amy Sumrall has posted a freebie on her blog!



I had the perfect picture for her turkey element! Jayda is the ultimate pain of a little sister. Jacob has the patience of a saint with her...the photos leading up to this had her in various stages of boinking his head against the wall or bouncing a kooshie ball off his head!


Amy Sumrall Black Friday Freebie
lili designs tape from Kit Once Upon a Story
font: Typical Writer
Alpha: Amy Sumrall designs redone using her freebie kit!

Merging Photos with Background papers

I have enjoyed trying some new things in photoshop today! I searched and found the tutorial on how to merge photos onto patterned paper. Jayda's page is perfect for the hippie look! Fun stuff!


lili and e.m. designs collab kit at the lilypad called Once Upon a Story
Font: Typical Writer

D is for Daisy Digital Kit by Stacey's Scraps

Digital Storage is great!

I am up and running again on Picassa photo storage!

Owl: VB Designs
alpha: bzb designs Maddie's Garden Brynn Dukes
Mini Kit: Digital Couture bugaboo freebie
Font: Typical Writer
QP by Bryn using Amy Sumrall Kit Children's Day!
Font: Typical Writer
Amy Sumrall Desmond and Molly pattern paper, CDY red brad
Amy Sumrall Shape Up Kit
Random other bits from her other kits(staple, ribbons).
Alpha: All in One Amy Sumrall
Half Cuts: Amy Wolff Designs


This past summer we went on a 12 day road trip. I am going to slowly but surely, copy paste words from my blog and bring the story to my layouts. The words are going to be opposite the layout and totally take up the entire 12 x 12 page.

Template: C Schneider Scrap Snap Freebie
Digi Kit and Alpha : collab by Lili Designs and e.m.design
Once Upon a Story
Font: Typical Writer

Digital Chaos!

I am getting more acquainted with Photoshop Elements the basics. I am finding myself looking for different things I can do than just the basics. But I have also been driven to complete the layouts. It is so much easier, faster, and less cluttered to be doing digital. However, I have found myself very "lazy" today. Groceries are purchased for the week. So, the day was not a total loss! :o) It was dreary, rainy and chilly out there today! I made a delicious chicken and fresh spinach salad for dinner. MMMM... yet, doesn't quite compare to the one I had at Applebee's with my mother on Saturday.
Without further ado...hey wait a minute!!! I had to upgrade my storage! I have reached my max storage on Picassa! I couldn't put on any more pics on my blogs. I sat here and thought and thought...do I shut it down, do I quietly disappear into the blogosphere...or do I pay 5 dollars a year for 20 G storage. I went ahead and paid 5 bucks to keep you entertained and inspired!?!
You'll have to wait until tomorrow to see the new stuff!

Ocala Scavenger Hunt

Have you ever put together a scavenger hunt for your children? I highly recommend this activity to all parents out there! You write down some basic things to find, and set off for an area your children have never encountered before. It causes them to slow down and look at things closer! All the while, providing an opportunity for quality time and bonding with one another.
This layout is an example of the fun you can have along the way of a scavenger hunt!



Background Paper: Amy Sumrall Desmond and Molly
Staples: Amy Sumrall
Horseshoe element and brads: Digifree ?
PP and ribbon: Summer Driggs, Falling for Fall
Alpha: Valorie Brown Designs, Dominic
Font: Typical Writer

The Fall Season of my Life

Summer Driggs
Falling For Fall Freebie Kit
Tile Alpha: Dreamsfulfilled Freebie
Font: Typical Writer
Photo mask: Flergs Studio
Blur Photo action from: Jessica Sprague